O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation Awards Scholarships To 63 Rivers Law students

O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation awards 63 Rivers State students, who were the 2023 beneficiaries of the Foundation's Law School Students Scholarships, from which 868 have benefited since its inception in 2009. 

The O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation has awarded 63 Rivers State students in the Nigerian Law School a grant of N120,000 and a brand-new laptop each at its 14th Law School Students Scholarship award ceremony held on Tuesday, 25 July, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The 63 recipients were the 2023 beneficiaries of the Foundation’s Law School Students Scholarships, from which 868 have benefited since its inception in 2009.

In her welcome address, Chairman of the Foundation, Dr (Mrs) Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs, affirmed its belief in the transformational capacity of quality education.

In her lecture titled ‘Technology and the Legal Profession: Transforming the Legal Landscape,’ retired Chief Judge of Bayelsa State and the guest speaker, Justice Kate Abiri,said integrating technology in the legal landscape has enhanced efficiency, accuracy and accessibility.

Justice Abiri highlighted how Artificial Intelligence, blockchain technology, Online Dispute Resolution and E-discovery have transformed the legal profession.

Dr Lulu-Briggs charged the awardees to use the resources wisely and always remember the values that led them to pursue a career in law.

Deputy Director General and Head of Campus, Nigerian Law School, Port Harcourt and the Chairman of the event, Mr Chinonso Mmuozoba, spoke in the same vein, adding that the students will benefit from adopting technology.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, O.C.J. Okocha and other speakers, including the representative of the Rivers State Attorney General, all commended the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation’s uncommon philanthropy for boosting legal education in the country through its Law School Students Scholarship to grow young legal minds.

MySchoolNews reporting.